2 Kings 18:4-22

4He removedH5493 the high placesH1116, shatteredH7665 the sacred pillarsH4676, and cut downH3772 the Asherah polesH842. He also demolishedH3807 the bronzeH5178 snakeH5175 calledH7121 NehushtanH51801 thatH834 MosesH4872 had madeH6213, forH3588 up toH5704 thatH1992H1961 timeH3117 the IsraelitesH1121H3478 had burned incenseH6999 to it.

5Hezekiah trustedH982 in the LORDH3068, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478. NoH3808 kingH4428 of JudahH3063 wasH1961 like himH3644H3605, either before himH6440 or after himH310. 6He remained faithfulH1692 to the LORDH3068 and did notH3808 turnH5493 from following HimH310; he keptH8104 the commandmentsH4687 thatH834 the LORDH3068 had givenH6680 MosesH4872.

7And the LORDH3068 wasH1961 withH5973 Hezekiah, and he prosperedH7919 whereverH3605 he wentH3318. He rebelledH4775 against the kingH4428 of AssyriaH804 and refusedH3808 to serve himH5647. 8HeH1931 defeatedH5221 the PhilistinesH6430 asH5704 far as GazaH5804 and its bordersH1366, fromH4026 watchtowerH5341 toH5704 fortifiedH4013 cityH5892.

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In the fourthH7243 yearH8141 of Hezekiah’sH2396 reignH4428, whichH1931 was the seventhH7637 yearH8141 of the reignH4428 of HosheaH1954 sonH1121 of ElahH425 over IsraelH3478, ShalmaneserH8022 kingH4428 of AssyriaH804 marchedH5927 againstH5921 SamariaH8111 and besiegedH6696 itH5921. 10And at the endH7097 of threeH7969 yearsH8141, the Assyrians captured itH3920.

So SamariaH8111 was capturedH3920 in the sixthH8337 yearH8141 of HezekiahH2396, whichH1931 was the ninthH8672 yearH8141 of HosheaH1954 kingH4428 of IsraelH3478. 11The kingH4428 of AssyriaH804 exiledH1540 the IsraelitesH3478 to AssyriaH804 and settled themH5148 in HalahH2477, in GozanH1470 by the HaborH2249 RiverH5104, and in the citiesH5892 of the MedesH4074. 12This happened becauseH5921 they did notH3808 listenH8085 to the voiceH6963 of the LORDH3068 their GodH430, but violatedH5674 His covenantH1285—allH3605 thatH834 MosesH4872 the servantH5650 of the LORDH3068 had commandedH6680—and would neitherH3808 listenH8085 norH3808 obeyH6213.

13In the fourteenthH702H6240 yearH8141 of Hezekiah’sH2396 reignH4428, SennacheribH5576 kingH4428 of AssyriaH804 attackedH5927H5921 and capturedH8610 allH3605 the fortifiedH1219 citiesH5892 of JudahH3063. 14So HezekiahH2396 kingH4428 of JudahH3063 sentH7971 word toH413 the kingH4428 of AssyriaH804 at LachishH3923, sayingH559, “I have done wrongH2398; withdrawH7725 from meH5921, and I will payH5375 whateverH834 you demandH5414 from meH5921.”

And the kingH4428 of AssyriaH804 exactedH7760 fromH5921 HezekiahH2396 kingH4428 of JudahH3063 threeH7969 hundredH3967 talentsH3603 of silverH37012 and thirtyH7970 talentsH3603 of goldH2091.3 15HezekiahH2396 gave himH5414 allH3605 the silverH3701 that was foundH4672 in the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068 and in the treasuriesH214 of the royalH4428 palaceH1004.

16At thatH1931 timeH6256 HezekiahH2396 strippedH7112 the gold with whichH2396 he had platedH6823 the doorsH1817 andH853 doorpostsH547 of the templeH1964 of the LORDH3068, andH4428H3063 he gave itH5414 to the kingH4428 of AssyriaH804.

17Nevertheless, the kingH4428 of AssyriaH804 sentH7971 the TartanH8661,4 the RabsarisH7249,5 and the RabshakehH7262,6 along with a great armyH3515, fromH4480 LachishH3923 toH413 KingH4428 HezekiahH2396H2428 at JerusalemH3389. They advanced upH5927H935 to JerusalemH3389H5927H935 and stationed themselvesH5975 by the aqueductH8585 of the upperH5945 poolH1295, on the roadH4546 to the Launderer’sH3526 FieldH7704. 18Then they calledH7121 forH413 the kingH4428. And EliakimH471 sonH1121 of HilkiahH2518 the palaceH1004 administratorH5921, ShebnahH7644 the scribeH5608, and JoahH3098 sonH1121 of AsaphH623 the recorderH2142, went outH3318 to themH413.

19The RabshakehH7262 saidH559 to themH413, “TellH559H4994H413 HezekiahH2396 that this is whatH3541 the greatH1419 kingH4428, the kingH4428 of AssyriaH804, saysH559: WhatH4100 is the basisH982 of thisH2088 confidenceH986 of yoursH834? 20You claimH559 to have a strategyH6098 and strengthH1369 for warH4421, butH389 these are emptyH8193 wordsH1697. InH5921 whomH4310 are you nowH6258 trustingH982, thatH3588 you have rebelledH4775 against me?

21LookH2009 nowH6258, you are trustingH982 in EgyptH4714, that splinteredH7533H2088 reedH7070 of a staffH4938 that will pierceH935H5344 the handH3709 of anyoneH376 whoH834 leans on itH5564. Such isH3651 PharaohH6547 kingH4428 of EgyptH4714 to allH3605 who trustH982 in himH5921. 22But ifH3588 you sayH559 to meH413, ‘We trustH982 inH413 the LORDH3068 our GodH430,’ is HeH1931 notH3808 the OneH834 whose high placesH1116 and altarsH4196 HezekiahH2396 has removedH5493, sayingH559 to JudahH3063 and JerusalemH3389: ‘You must worshipH7812 beforeH6440 thisH2088 altarH4196 in JerusalemH3389’?